2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

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2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Southern Illinois Salukis wordmark.svg
Conference Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
FCS CoachesNo. T–25
Record7–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBlake Rolan (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJason Petrino (1st season)
Home stadium Saluki Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 0   16 0  
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^  6 2   10 5  
No. 7 Illinois State ^  5 3   10 5  
No. 10 South Dakota State ^  5 3   8 5  
Southern Illinois  5 3   7 5  
South Dakota  4 4   5 7  
Indiana State  3 5   5 7  
Youngstown State  2 6   6 6  
Missouri State  1 7   1 10  
Western Illinois  1 7   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Contents

Preseason

MVFC poll

In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Salukis were predicted to finish in ninth place. [1]

Preseason All–MVFC team

The Salukis had four players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 6:30 p.m. at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State * ESPN+ L 26–44 8,312
September 7 2:30 p.m. at UMass * FloSports W 45–20 10,524
September 14 6:00 p.m. UT Martin * ESPN+ W 28–14 8,983
September 21 6:00 p.m. at Arkansas State * ESPN3 L 28–41 24,176
October 5 2:00 p.m. at No. 3 South Dakota State ESPN+ L 10–28 13,776
October 12 6:00 p.m. No. 14 Illinois State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+ L 7–21 5,525
October 19 2:00 p.m. No. 19 Youngstown State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+ W 35–10 7,670
October 26 4:00 p.m. at South Dakota ESPN+ W 48–28 4,734
November 2 12:00 p.m. at Indiana State ESPN+ W 23–14 4,110
November 9 2:00 p.m. Missouri State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+ W 37–14 4,678
November 16 1:00 p.m. at Western Illinois ESPN+ W 45–21 1,739
November 23 2:00 p.m. No. 1 North Dakota State
  • Saluki Stadium
  • Carbondale, IL
ESPN+ L 7–21 5,423
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3] [4]

Game summaries

At Southeast Missouri State

1234Total
Salukis7701226
No. 17 Redhawks02017744

At UMass

1234Total
Salukis017141445
Minutemen670720

UT Martin

1234Total
Skyhawks770014
Salukis01414028

At Arkansas State

1234Total
Salukis14014028
Red Wolves14177341

At South Dakota State

1234Total
Salukis370010
No. 3 Jackrabbits6312728

Illinois State

1234Total
No. 14 Redbirds777021
Salukis00707

Youngstown State

1234Total
No. 19 Penguins370010
Salukis14147035

At South Dakota

1234Total
Salukis7277748
Coyotes7014728

At Indiana State

1234Total
Salukis7103323
Sycamores077014

Missouri State

1234Total
Bears007714
Salukis13170737

At Western Illinois

1234Total
Salukis73211445
Leathernecks0701421

North Dakota State

1234Total
No. 1 Bison707721
Salukis07007

Postseason

NFL Draft

The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season. [5]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team
264 Jeremy Chinn Safety Carolina Panthers

References

  1. "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  2. "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  3. "2019 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  4. "2019 Football Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  5. "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.